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Good Bad Billionaire Episodes

  1. Michael Jordan: Most Valuable Player

    How basketball's biggest superstar became the world's first athlete billionaire.

  2. Bill Gates: Software Hardman

    The story of the Microsoft boss who was the richest person in the world for over a decade.

  3. Yvon Chouinard: A $3 billion giveaway

    The founder of sporting apparel firm Patagonia made billions - then gave it all away

  4. Whitney Wolfe Herd: Dating app entrepreneur

    How the woman who founded dating apps Bumble and Tinder was briefly a billionaire

  5. Weekend listening: The Interface

    A fiercely informed, fast and funny take on the tech rewiring your week - and our world

  6. Warren Buffett: The oracle of Omaha

    How Warren Buffett became the richest investor ever after buying his first shares at 11

  7. Vince McMahon: Wrestling's ringmaster

    Vince McMahon turned professional wrestling into a global phenomenon

  8. Viktor Bout: Merchant of death

    How Viktor Bout made billions selling weapons to just about anyone who wanted them

  9. Tyler Perry: Homeless to Hollywood entrepreneur

    How Tyler Perry went from living in his car to becoming a Hollywood mogul

  10. Trailer

    Simon and Zing are back with another batch of billionaires

  11. The Lee family (from Inheritance: Samsung): Part two

    The second episode of Inheritance: Samsung sees the company grow into a global tech giant

  12. The Lee family (from Inheritance: Samsung): Part three

    Simon and Zing bring you the third episode of Inheritance: Samsung

  13. The Lee family (from Inheritance: Samsung): Part one

    Simon and Zing introduce the first episode of a brand-new podcast - Inheritance: Samsung

  14. The dead billionaires: What do you think?

    Your verdicts on Rockefeller, Ford, Hughes, Walton and Green

  15. Taylor Swift: Swiftonomics

    From country songs to private legal battles, how Taylor Swift became a billionaire

  16. Tatyana Kim: Russia’s online retail queen

    How Tatyana Kim went from English teacher to head of Russian’s largest online retailer

  17. Tao Huabi: Crispy chilli godmother

    Tao Huabi went from childhood poverty in China to building a chilli oil empire

  18. Sir Richard Branson: Sky's the limit

    From The Exorcist to 400 companies: How music sent Sir Richard Branson into space

  19. Sir Philip Green: King of the high street

    How Sir Philip Green ruled over a retail empire, before it all came crashing down

  20. Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Man U mogul

    He's spent big on Manchester United, but how did Sir Jim Ratcliffe become a billionaire?

  21. Sir James Dyson: Sucking up the cash

    How a blocked vacuum cleaner led to a billion-dollar idea for inventor James Dyson

  22. Selena Gomez: Actress, singer, beauty mogul

    How Disney star Selena Gomez became a billionaire beauty entrepreneur

  23. See Good Bad Billionaire live!

    Good Bad Billionaire is coming to the Crossed Wires Festival in July

  24. Sara Blakely: Shaping the world with Spanx

    How Spanx reshaped celebrity style and made Sara Blakely a billionaire

  25. Sam Walton: Walmart’s founder

    Sam Walton’s discount store Walmart is the largest retailer on Earth

  26. Sam Bankman-Fried with Michael Lewis

    The spectacular rise and fall of the FTX crypto empire, with special guest Michael Lewis.

  27. Sam Altman: ChatGPT and the AI revolution

    Sam Altman made a billion investing in tech start-ups, but made his name through AI

  28. Rupert Murdoch: The Succession prequel

    How Rupert Murdoch turned a failing Australian newspaper into a global media empire.

  29. Ronnie Screwvala: The cable guy

    How Ronnie Screwvala changed the viewing habits of India

  30. Roman Abramovich: Premier League oligarch

    How Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich got rich, then got sanctioned

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